Turbo Trainers

[Drunken Duck]

I recently purchased a turbo trainer and although there have been a few threads on this subject, I still can't find much information.

Could anybody recommend any training sessions for the turbo?

[CL]

I recently purchased a turbo trainer and although there have been a few threads on this subject, I still can't find much information.

Could anybody recommend any training sessions for the turbo?

Just ride flat out for 20mins.That'll do.

[Stagger]

I posted a similar thread on the old forum and got a couple of ideas I still use.

Warm up then 1 min hard 1min rest 2mins hard 1min rest up to 5 and back down to 1 again then cool down time.

Or I try to keep my cadance above 180 in various gears for a 20 min effort.

Or 5min easygear fast feet 5min hardgear above 85% HR for a 40 minute session.

I do like it in winter just for a change but I sweat buckets.

Hope this helps.

[AndyA]

The Honest Answer is; It depends!

What are you hoping to get out of bike training;

Do you do it purely to improve leg strength for fellrunning?
Do you compete in TT or Triathlon, MTB etc?

There are some general tips;

No session above 40-50mins (if you can go longer than this then you have a seriously high boredom threshold!).

Dont just go flat out for 20 minutes (numpty advice!)

Warm up properly, cool down properly.

Make use of the strengths of a turbo trainer (controlled resistance, safe environment) to devise your own program e.g

If you are after pushing up your lactate threshold then do some short intervals in high gears, followed by higher cadence recoveries.

If you want to improve race efficiency, use it to raise your cadence to 85rpm plus (increased cadence always feels wierd at first but soon becomes more natural. Insufficient cadence is the main fault of all amateur competitors and it reduces endurance ability, as well as affecting your run performance if you are doing triathlon).

Hope this helps; give us some more info about yourself if you want anything more detailed.

[Ady In Accy]

http://www.cobr.co.uk/e-cobr_informa...sessions.shtml

Some good tips above.

Make sure you stick a good fan in front of you, plenty of liquid and some motivational music helps counter the boredom. If you want to see significant improvements then the turbo is the way to go but it's tough, mentally & physically. You still need to do the work on the road as well!

[CL]

I recently purchased a turbo trainer and although there have been a few threads on this subject, I still can't find much information.

Could anybody recommend any training sessions for the turbo?

Druncken Duck I'm not a 'numpty' as that idiot suggests.

Put it into top gear(you don't even need to warm up, if you haven't got time) and go flat out for 20 minutes.It'll build all components of fitness on a bike, in a reasonable time better than anything else.

Best wishes

[AllanT]

The Honest Answer is; It depends!

If you want to improve race efficiency, use it to raise your cadence to 85rpm plus (increased cadence always feels wierd at first but soon becomes more natural. Insufficient cadence is the main fault of all amateur competitors and it reduces endurance ability, as well as affecting your run performance if you are doing triathlon).

Hope this helps; give us some more info about yourself if you want anything more detailed.

"Increase" Cadence to 85 RPM!!??!! You should be riding over 90RPM to start with, you're in trouble if you're using less than this all the time!!!

[Ady In Accy]

Druncken Duck I'm not a 'numpty' as that idiot suggests.

Put it into top gear(you don't even need to warm up, if you haven't got time) and go flat out for 20 minutes.It'll build all components of fitness on a bike, in a reasonable time better than anything else.

Best wishes

Not a recommended training session. Warm up 1st and after or you may do more harm than good.

[stevefoster]

Get a singlespeed bike as well, forces you to pedal at different cadences. Respect to people who turbo train, can't do it, it bores me rigid

[david]

Get a singlespeed bike as well,

Better still get a fixed .